DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7171612
DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1969
REPORTED LOCATIONKettering Ohio
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 11/a1cp" 2. LOCATION
11 January 1969 12/020pz . Kettering, Ohio
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 7
Civilian
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Civilian Civilian
5. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 5. . LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
15 Minutes The observer sighted a bright light, similar to a The observer sighted a bright light, similar to a
6. photographers light in Ithe SW. the SW. The light seemed to
TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION have colors underneath it.
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE 7. COURSE
Stationery SW Stationery 3W
8. PHOTOS
Yos
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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
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FTD SEP63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thla form may be uaed.
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SIGHTING OF L UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONMAIRE BUDGET DUZEAU APPROYAL
NUMBER 21-R333
THIS QUESTION: RE HAS BEEN PREPARED SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS MUCH INFORMATION
AS POSSIBLE CON DENTIFIED PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED. PLEASE TRY TO
ANSWER ALL INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
ONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
YOUR PERMISSION. AIR FORCE BASE INVESTIGATOR FOR FORWARDING TO FTD (TDETR), WRIGHT.
ATTACH SECURELY TO TH RM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN OU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY. MONTH J can rEAR 68
2. WHAT IME DID YOU FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR 21 MINUTES A.M. XP.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGH T THE PHENOMENON? 21
HOUR MINUTES/S ..A.M. P.M.
4. TIME 'ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STANDARD
EASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC OTHER
5. WHERE ERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY, GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICATE ON
A HAND DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE COUNTRY, IDENTIFY THE
HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
E EANDMARK.
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6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH. PLACE AN *A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON, OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B° ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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6A. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN A* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B° ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
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7. IN THE SKETCH 9ELOW, PLACE AN *A* AT THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN, AND A *B* AT THE
POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN. CONNECT THE "A* AND B° WITH A LINE TO APPROXIMATE THE
MOVEMENT OF THE PHENOMENON BETWEEN *A* AND *B*. THAT IS, SCHEMATICALLY SHOW WHETHER THE MOVEMENT
APPEARED TO SE STRAIGHT, CURVED OR ZIG-ZAG. REFER TO SMALLER SKETCH AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO COMPLETE
THE LARGER SKETCH.
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a. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (ChCCK aPPTOPRICLe bOCKS.)
OUTOCORS 11-j IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAP AS DRIVER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE D AS PILOT AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHEP FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING
WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST YES NO
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6
DESCRIBE OESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WEFE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD. TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WEPE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD. TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MU MUCI C o H F R W AS AS THERE'
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES NO. IF YES,* DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
9. HOW WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTHOF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS CETERMINED?
Clrck
WAS TH E PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES NO. IF NO, INOICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OR THE BEHAVIOR OF TME PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCES ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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1O. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHEHOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THENE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DID THIS ARRANGZMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING!
only
11. CONDITiONs(Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SXY 8. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS(LOW fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CIRRus CLouDs (lligh fleecy or Herring- HEAVY RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMEUS CLOUDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMSUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ABOVE
C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) MOON
NOME BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
AFEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
JUNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
O. IF SIGHTING WAS IN O. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? 7 YES D NO. IF YES WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED "YES" WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON? THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Nea noon) OVERHEAD (Nea nOoN)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN. HEADLIGHTS OR E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN. HEA DLIGHTS OR
STREETLAMP. ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
12. GIVE A BRIE= DESCPIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTED LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
IT WAS SOLID OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDCES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPEARED AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OSJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
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CHANGE SHADET
FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR WOBBLE? -
14. WHAT DREW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
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A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
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17. DID YOU OSSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
( TYPE. FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES inind CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOGULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE NINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDONPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU CRDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? XYES INO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? IYES 0NO
18. WHAT W A= YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OE.TME 19 WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OFTHE
PHENOMENONY GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
A COMVON OBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOMENON.
WOULD BEAR SOME RESEMBLANCE TO WNAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON DEJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE. OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF.
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? YES
A. DID THE P-ENOMENON DISTURS THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. YES 0.
IF *YES,"DESCRIBE.
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22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN YHIS OR A SIMILAA PMEHOME BEPOHEY C NO. IP "YZS," GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION
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23. WAS ANYONE WIT- YCU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON! SEE IT TOO
vES NO.
A.. LIST THEIR NAMES AND ADDRETSES
24. GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
LASTI OLE NAME
ADDE
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MALE FEMALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONALINFORMATION INCLUDING INDICATE ADDITIONALINFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIZNCE WMICH MAY BE PERTINENT. EXPERIZNCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
25 WHEN AND TO WHOK 010 YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTEO THIS PHENOMENON?
NAME DAY MONTH YEAR
Z5. DATE YOU CONPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY MONTH YEAR
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27. INFORMATION WHICH YOU FEEL IS PERTINENT BUT WHICH IS NOT ADEQUATELY COVERED IN THIS QUESTIONNAIRE, ALTERNATIVELY PROVIDE A NARRATIVE EXPLANATION OF THE SIGHTING.
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